AHMEDABAD: A metropolitan court in Ahmedabad on Monday issued summons against the Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav seeking his presence on September 22 over his alleged remark, “Looking at the present condition of the country, only Gujaratis can be cheats (thug).”
The court has summoned Yadav after conducting an inquiry over a period of four months under section 202 of the CrPC and examining 15 witnesses at the behest of complainant Haresh Mehta, a representative of an NGO – All India Anti-corruption and Crime Preventive Council. He sought action against the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader under provisions of sections 499 and 500 of the IPC for defaming the Gujarati people in general.
